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Rio Lobo [DVD] [1970]
enlarge	Director: Howard Hawks Actors: John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam, Christopher Mitchum Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £3.03 as of 24/11/2009 00:20 GMT details You Save: £9.96 (77%) New (15) Used (3) from £2.90 Seller: direct_offers_uk Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 14644 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 108 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014437880833 ASIN: B00005RFH1 Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1970 Release Date: June 6, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Howard Hawks last film July 11, 2004 websurfer (Portugal) 27 out of 29 found this review helpful This 1970 western marked the end of director Howard Hawks carrer. Although this film is not as good as the previous classic Hawks westerns(Red River, Rio Bravo or El Dorado) and this one as a story line similar to Rio Bravo and El Dorado, it is a nice western one of the last made in a classic Hollywood style. br /Beguining at the end of the civil war with a fantastic train robbing sequence, Rio Lobo gives Wayne one more chance to display his carisma and blow off the screen the young actors that appear in this picture. br /Also with veteran Jack Elam in an amusing role that reprises the Walter Brennan caracther in Rio Bravo. br /The dvd presents a nice copy of the film with mono sound and lots of subtitles but being one of Hawks and Waynes westerns and the last film of the director it should have had a documentary. Essential for Wayne/Western/Hawks fans. EVERY INCH THE CLASSIC WESTERN............... July 30, 2008 L. Hay (Scotland) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful How can I say anything bad about the Duke? This movie from the Howard Hawks stable is the classic John Wayne effort. Ex-army Wayne goes to the rescue of a small town run by crooked lawmen. br /Perhaps not as good as some of his other movies, it is nevertheless not a disappointment. The Duke is as hard-drinking and hard-hitting as always and is ably assisted by a first class Jack Elam and Jorge Rivero. br /I withheld the fifth star, because I could not tell the girls apart and thought one would have been adequate. They were so perfectly groomed with modern eye makeup, they were totally out of place in a one-horse-town. br /The opening scene of a train robbery, I thought was particularly clever. br /Whilst the Cavalry was absolutely immaculate, the Rebels were a disreputable mess but bubbling over with enthusiasm. As always, I was rooting for the South. br /Was the director by any chance a Yankie? br /Fans of the great man will not want to miss this one. br /A very good film. br / Pretty dreadful after the first bit January 7, 2009 Kentspur 3 out of 3 found this review helpful I've been watching a few John wayne westerns and saw this cheap in the Zavvi clear-out sale. After the initial Civil war set train robbery, the thing degenerates into a nineteen seventies Western TV show in terms of acting and production values. Any time Jennifer O'Neal is on screen is a bad time. br / br /John Wayne and Jack Elam do their best, but this is a real stinker. Compare and contrast with 'Fort Apache', 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' and 'The Searchers' or - if John Ford's not your taste - 'Rio Bravo' and 'True Grit.' br / br /Painful, but two stars as the train robbery opening is pretty good. What a waste! February 1, 2009 Amos Spitalhatch (Hamilton, New Zealand) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I agree with everything Kentspur has written. br / br /The first part of the film is excellent. br / br /The second part is abysmal. Magnificent Seven fashion, John Wayne and his companions go to the rescue of a small town, and that's when everything falls apart. A pair of teenage girls are introduced for no apparent reason: they certainly do nothing for the story. It then becomes evident that the cast are making up their dialogue as they go along, leading exchanges along the lines of: br /"Where's Charlie?" br /"I dunno." br /"Go and look for him then." br /"You want me to go now?" br /"Sure." br /"Okay - I'll go and look for him then." br /Note - this is not a literal quotation. I dumped the DVD after one viewing. It is, however, typical. It gives the distinct impression that the Director suddenly realised that the film was running short and gave instructions to spin it out by an extra half an hour. br / br /What a waste!

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